The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-03-04
Deer Greek and SuSqlelanna Railroad
TO THE PEOPLE OF HARTFORD.

The Incorporators of the D. C. & s. r. r., re-
cognizing, as they have from the beginning, that
measure OF pecuniary support it may receive
from the people, resolved at their last meeting
to make a fioal appeal to the people of Hartford.
Believing that the building of this railroad is
an object of great interest to the whole commu-
nifty, that the material resources of our county
@ be gby b @ the
and enterprise stimulated, We have endeavored
constantly to present the matter fully to you
for your careful consideration. Our solicitor
has now canvassed the whole route and reports
that he has received subscriptions to the capital
stock to the amount OF only $3l, $50: This
movement towards the accomplishment Of our
purpose-it is not half the amount we expected
would be subscribed. A large number of the
persons directly interested In the building of
this road have not subscribed at all, and the ma
jority Of those who have subscribed have not
and the direct pecuniary benefits they would re-
ceive, Justify.
We must repeat that there is no other way to
get this road except for the people to subscribe
a sufficient amount of stock to enable the COM
pany to organize and TO issue bonds upon such
basis OF capital stock as Will induce one OF the
railroads to endorse the bonds, and SO raise suf-
ficient funds for the construction of the road.
Both the b. & o. and the Pennsylvania II. X.
have evlnced an interest in this enterprise, but
neither of them has held out any prospect of
practical support unless we could furnish $4,000
of capital stock and the right of way. This we
we believe we can do now, il each Individual TO
be benefited will carefully estimate the money
value Of the advantagesh he will receive from the
railroad and will subscribe to the extent of one
half that value.
1t is useless to say there Is not enough money
in the county to build this road. There is enough
money to subscribe the amount needed to insure
the building Of the road and the subscription Of
that amount will draw to the county, to be i'm
mediately expended in the construction of the
road, several times that amount while ultimate
ly there can be no doubt it will draw much
wealth to the whole section. Wesay, therefore,
to all interested-and we say IL In all earnest
ness and sincerty-this road can not be built
without your support. We have decided to send
our Solicitor to make one more canvass Of the
whole section, and we earnestly ask each person
to subscribe at once such an amount as the ad-
vantages he will derive from the road will justify.
Upon the result of this canvass depends the life
or death Of this enterprise. II sufficient encour-
agement is not to be given, those who are now
expending their time and money In advancing
this project should know 1t, and the sooner con.
clusion Is reached the better for all concerned.
All persons desiring to hear further discussion
who can be present at the public meetings adver-
tised in this issue.
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN SILVER, JR,
JOSHUA HUSBAND, JR,
HERMAN STUMP,
JAMES r. KENLY,
WILLIAM II. BAYLESS,
w. BEATTY HARDAN,
GEORGE e. SILVER,
STEVENSON A. WILLIAMS,
Incorporators.